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We had a great time learning about Dark Harbor 2014 at the Opening Night Media Event.
Long Beach has one of the best {and scariest} Halloween Events in So Cal at The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor! It is now open for scares from October 2 through November 2.
This year’s Dark Harbor is thrilled to unveil a spectacle of new attractions that include two brand new mazes and the new Voodoo Village. Beloved veteran characters including The Ringmaster and all grotesque spirits of the Queen will make a chilling return for 20 nights of delightful terror amidst freaks, food, and live entertainment.
Dark Harbor is not only the most unique haunted experience in Southern California but also the best value with ticket prices starting at just $20 online, with Fast Fright, VIP Passes and lodging packages also available. Want more Dark Harbor? Season passes include a General Admission and Fast Fright Pass and are available for just $60. (restrictions apply).
Dark Harbor brings the real haunted history of The Queen Mary to life, offering an unforgettable, authentically frightening experience.
Dark Harbor is pleased to unveil two brand new mazes, Soulmate and B340, and an Exclusive Encounter unlike any other haunted experience onboard the infamous cruise liner.
Graceful Gale was the belle of The Queen Mary in the 1930s. As a beautiful first class passenger Gale charmed her way across the ship’s dance floor regularly until mysteriously disappearing on her final passage in 1939. The new Soulmate maze will take over the former location of the Containment maze and bring to life the haunted spirit of the frightful Graceful Gale. The story of Gale will unravel as her true spirit is revealed and those who dare will realize that Gale may not be as graceful as she appeared, but in fact is more monstrous than ever imagined. Gale will haunt The Queen Mary in order to lure suitors into her possession. Once she captures their hearts she will have her adoring minions cut them up and reassemble them to create her “perfect mate.” But Gale isn’t so easy to please and only a few creatures are suitable enough to be her dance partner. The rest of the rejects are doomed and outcast to haunt the Queen at night.
On a 1948 Atlantic voyage, third class Queen Mary passenger, Samuel, was locked away in room B340 after a violent outburst. After hours of isolation, crew found Samuel in his room, violently ripped apart. Murdered or self-induced suicide, no one knows. B340 is a new maze through Samuel the Savage’s schizophrenic journey of isolated decent into insanity. Travel through his warped mind literally and figuratively, ultimately reaching the final resting place, but only after visitors navigate a mirage of virtual B340s. Samuel is on the loose, he’s dangerous and completely out of his mind. Through his maze you may lose your own mind and find it impossible to escape.
The new Exclusive Encounters on board the Queen Mary will take a very limited number of thrill seekers on a terrifying top secret paranormal journey through the depths of the ship that have never been open to Dark Harbor guests before. Those who dare to voyage on an Encounter will be so brave they will have to sign their life away and hope that they return safely to land.
The Monster Midway, Freakshow, Mechanical Monster, The Ringmaster and all of the terrifying spirits of the Queen will return for the horror amidst freaks, food, and live entertainment.
As you wonder around Dark Harbor you are “greeted” by monsters and ghosts!
Fire shoots from rooftops!
This was our favorite monster!
Dark Harbor gets even better as it gets darker!
A few things to know about Dark Harbor to make your visit even better:
- My 14 year old LOVES this and finds the scare fun. I wouldn’t recommend it for children under 12 and even then it might be a stretch.
- There are food booths like at the fair and they all have creepy names!
- Do the mazes. They are really fun and you get to see parts of the ship that are normally not open.
- Get there early. There is a lot to see and you want to be able to see it all!
Learn more and buy tickets on the Dark Harbor Website.
That is so cool. We love stuff like this.
This will be something we’ll do when the kids are older. It looks fantastic!
How fun. I am all into the scarier the better. My girls no the other hand not so much.
That looks like a lot of fun. I am someone who would love Halloween year round. Some of it anyway.
I don’t live anywhere near where this is or I MIGHT be tempted to go. Of course I am the world’s biggest scaredy cat-thus if I did go they might end up with me in the show by accident!
I love the Queen Mary, and am hoping to do this tour before Halloween, although you’ve totally freaked me out about it now!!
Looks like so much fun! My kids would have a blast as well.
That looks seriously spooky. I would totally enjoy that!
This looks like something that my older kids would enjoy. They love scary things. 😉
This looks like a lot of fun if you enjoy being scared. But since I don’t, I’ll just tell my kids about it and they can go without me!
Much too creepy for me! I am a HUGE baby when it comes to things that are spooky. They’ve freaked me out since I was a kid. I can see the rest of my family really enjoying this though. I will share this with them. Your daughter looks like she had a wonderful time!
This sounds like so much fun! I totally need to head down to SoCal for Halloween one of these years!
I would so love to go to the Dark Harbor. It looks like you had an amazing scary time. Thanks for sharing.
I have never been on the Queen Mary. I had no idea they do something special for Halloween.
Looks like some spooky fun. My kids are too young for this now but I’m sure my daughter would love it.
Now that looks like a really good time. Halloween is such a fun time of year and I love it when there are options like this for families and young adults to participate in.
The UK doesn’t do anything like this, sob! Note to self: must save my pennies and go to America next Halloween and join in all the scary fun xx
How cool is that. I want to come hang out with the dead.
Sadly they don’t have anything like this here, looks like an awesome event!
This looks very scary and that monster is HUGE! I love going to Halloween haunted amusement parks.
It just sounds like SO much fun. I’d love to visit one day.
Reading this scared the crap out of me. I would not be able to handle it in person then I guess. This sounds terrifyingly fun. On a cruise ship? Very unique too. I don;t think my kids are ready for that level of terror either.
I don’t think they were doing this when we lived in L.A., but I wish they had been! Looks like a fun time!
the make up is amazing! love the set up too. you are right, great value for money on a fright outing.
it does look like a lot of fun!
My two oldest boys like this kind of thing too. They’re grown now but used to go w/dad (I stay home w/the littles). 😉 Is the Tesla shirt regarding the band or the inventor? I’m guessing the inventor, but the band did an Edison play on words too once upon a time. 😉
This looks terrifying, I had trouble reading because I know that the images would be bad for me. I’m glad you had a good time though.
This looks like it would be so much fun. I will have to see if there is something like this close to me. I would love to go with my teenagers.
This is so cool! I visited the Queen Mary when I was 18, but they didn’t have any spooky events going on. Then again, it’s a spooky ship all on its own.
I’m too far to enjoy something like this. and the one they have near me as not as nearly as “involved”! I would be scared the entire time, but I would sooooo go for it!
Super creepy but so much fun! I love how unintimidated your teenager looks. lol
I would totally visit a place like this. I wish there was one local to us. Would make a fun date night 😉
If I was into scary stuff this would be the one I would want to check out. It looks like it done really well. At least I have a great recommendation to share now! Thanks!
I’ve been wanting to take my kids there! Thanks for the review. 🙂
That would actually creep me out. My husband would LOVE this.
Spooky fun! I am so looking forward to visiting theme parks this Halloween!
I’ve NEVER been to the Queen Mary but now want to go! Great pictures! I will try to get my husband to take me this year!
This looks so cool! I’d love to go to this with my hubby.
WOW this looks like a real frightful place to be. I am super scared just looking at the pictures. YIKES